Xmas bin night changes announced

Bin nights will be changed as follows:-

For Wednesday 24th, set-out for collection Thursday 25th – this will move to set-out Friday 26th for collection morning of Saturday 27th December.

For Wednesday 31st set-out for collection Thursday 1st January – this will move to set-out Friday 2nd January for collection the morning of Saturday 3rd January.

All other set-out nights are unaffected.

Christmas wrapping paper

We're often asked about recycling Christmas wrapping paper and there's a simple test to see whether it's suitable or not – give it a scrunch!

If it stays scrunched, says Recycling for Guernsey, it can go in your white/clear bag for recycling. If it springs back or has glitter or foil on it — it’s not recyclable. Reuse it next year or place in black bag waste. If in doubt? Black bag please.

Care is needed on this as a high level of contamination by non-recyclable material, such as glitter and foil, can lead to paper being rejected for recycling by the processor. This has led to some councils in the UK and Jersey refusing all Xmas wrapping.

Here, Christmas wrapping made of paper, including brown and craft paper, can go into clear kerbside recycling bags. If people are making their own wrapping paper, they should keep decorations to a minimum.

Ink, for example, from rubber stamps is fine, but thick paint is an issue as it can make the paper unrecyclable. Paper that has glitter on or is made of plastic or metal foil cannot be recycled.

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